THP POPE'S RESTORATIONS. Frese?*?In the Vatican ISroufrbt to Llg?tt After t^&amp;gt;njf oi.I It oration. To Loo XIIL is due the correction of an act of vandalism that, apart from everything else, should^naice his name respected in the mind of every lover of art throughout the world, for it shows the refined tendency and the progres? sive ideas that . animate him. The department in the Vatican that was occupied by l?ope Alexander VL is now known as the Salon Borgia, and was famous three hundred years ago for its frescoes from the brnsh of Pinturicchlo, which were among the most beautiful then, in existence, the most vivid in their colors, the most graceful in their composition, but the popes who suc? ceeded Alexander VI. were shocked by the worldiness and bounty of these in? comparable mural adornments, and one of them, history does not particularize, but it ir&amp;gt; saTej to assume it was the very* first that had tho opportunity, caused them all to be obliterated by a heav...

I Scons Gap Post. Y. J AS ,24, 1895. UMS., rr, of Jonesvilie, *as nrday. afc to be confidential y people. Scwell was up from ?Saturday. b?no, of Wiiliamsburg' n last week. incau, of Jonesville, inlay in the Gap bnld be glad to have srasof interest. . Tf. CV*jf. Richmond, of Kwing, $wn last Saturday. . M. T. JRidenour left Monday &amp;lt;S^|tr?^ine??s trip to Cincinnati. ShHro". of OHatwood, Dick cotfniv, was in the Gap last tsJfaBfc Moore spont Sunday M? Birdie Wax up on Preach eekv . Hageft House, a prominent drmnmcr, .*pent a few days t^feck. t;^^HBenniugs returned last y from a two weeks visit to rel isnd friends in Lynchburg. nng;.ihe recent cold spell the try registered lower at Big Stone thftia illy where in the South. vltvS. Carter left for Lexing '.y.-,Monday, where he will spend days with relatives and friends. i Post is prepared to do first ol&amp;gt; printing of every kind. yoU&amp;gt;Want some nice work done a a- trial. John A. Mills returned last lay. from M...

*4V, ' j ATHLETICS AN") THE MIND. | \ .'? ,,-i-r ?? st, * -????!&amp;gt;:.?* U,V,i '?*?? ' - - i! t raif.- ;. -v-i.t.l v u, M'iethe DyCi-ss.iV' i\?r sport, in &amp;gt;&amp;lt;ime form for granivd, out \u America lhe subject of athletics is discussed with a serious? ness which hardly obtains in this coua* try, l)r. Connnt, of Boston, in a very suggestive article in the Boston Medical and Surreal journal, pleads earnestly f r the (general acceptance of athletics, ?&amp;lt;?l ms in.?ivsi&amp;gt;-&amp;gt;r; pastime, but as p*M't of the system of education which the. BiniveiVties supply!, There can be no question that while the ''sit-still sy st-Mi" of education has done innch harm to children, free muscular activi? ty bus been conducive to brain develop? ment, rjartly. proltably, by supplying it with more healthy blood, hut partly, also, by the cerebral activity nvolved, the muscle aud VT? nerve being, in fact, but two parts ?&amp;gt;f nnf machine. Much as on...

Blank Books and Stationery. For anything in this line come to Kelly's nmg Store, vou w.ll find there any kind of blank book that you may need: Ledgers, Day Books, Journals, Cash Books, Record Books, &amp;amp;c, &amp;amp;c. Also the most beautiful line of Stationery Meron sale in Big Stone Gap. These goods ore awfully cheap this year. Remember the place. Kellys Drug Store. Economy is Wealth. lt is economy to buy where you can buy the cheapest. I carryafulllineof Staple and Fancy Groceries, Queensware. Tinware, Tobacco and Cigars, Confectlonaries, also the famous Royal Crown Flour. Low prices and fair dealings is rry motto. Buy from me at d you willi ever havo cause to be pleased. I have no catch penny inducements, but a uniform low price on all my ??d VV. W. ISiokle-jr, Phone 26. The Featherweight Grocer. \V.C. ROBI^-SOre, Inauranoe A.Kt?iit, ItlteMtoiitM.fip, Vu. Successor to RUFUS A AYERS&amp;amp;CO'S Agency. OUce Over tii?*;r,?*t-oni&amp;lt;?*. I ?M reliable, well ...

The Lamp *? that lights the way to ? Good Health J Lt a bottle of the greatest of ail blood purifiers? Johnston's Sarsaparilla QUART BOTTLES. This gr**i blood gori. farand nr^ tonic, cures heises ET-*-**"* from thc ?ystcin, the conditions which produce them, lt g?Pcl* a!1 P?ison and ****purity from the blood. It acts upon the nerves as a stimulant, particularly upon those nerves belongmgto tbe great organs of thc body; therefore, it causes the heart to beat with greater force, the lungs to take in more oxygen and to expel more car? bonic acid; it induces the kidneys to send off more of the poisonous ex? cretions from the blood; the bowels to have more regularity and health? fulness ta *hcir -c,ion:thc swcat ?**ands to throw out more impurities. Our ll.'nitretrd book ct tf&amp;gt; ps*** will tsll you whst ls the matter and what to do. Its ire* tot the ssklni*. Quart bottle, $1.00. -THE MICMIGiAjr-JDWJ^^ Mich Take Uvsrettas for Sick Headache ami Biliousness. _.*_ ( Sold in Big Sto...

The Lamp that lights the way to Good Health ls a bottle of thc greatest of all blood purifiers? Johnston's 5_i__^p__a!__ QUART BOTTLES. This prcat blood pu ri bet and nerve tome, eurea ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -(-"-cases U K-ttovuiK iron, thc system, the conditions which produce It eipcis all poison and impurity from the blood. It acts upon thc nervis ai ?* st-nLiarU.particularlyuponthosencrvesbelon^uuJtothe r-cat organs of thc body; therefore, it causes thc heart to beat with rreater forte, lo take in more oxygen and to expel more car . ? c a&amp;lt;-.J; ltindmes the kidneys to send off more of thc poisonous ex? actions ir. m thc blood; thc bowels to have more regularity and hcalth folness in thtr action; the sweat glands to throw out more impurities. - I hook of fi psre* will ttl! you what is the matter and what te do tu ?i?rt Mile, Si.oo. "' "? ?Till: MICrilQAN pRUQ CO." Detroit, Mich. Tske Llvercttss for Sick Headache and Biliousness. 35c. Sold In Big Stono Cap by J. W. KELLY, Dru...